Do most of the in-swimming-shape and experienced swimmers among you go all out for a whole 50 yards or is there some pacing? In other words are you going top speed the whole time? The reason I'm asking is that right now I can do 25 yards from a standstill in 13 seconds, but my best 50 yard time from a standstill is 33 seconds. (I'm a horrible diver at this point, but once I get my stroke in order I'll start working on that). Anyhow, is it reasonable for me to shoot for a 26 second 50 by just improving my endurance and flip turns, or is it like comparing 50's and 100's where a 50 time will always be less than half a hundred. Thanks for your thoughts.
I don't do a lot of sprinting, but once in a while give it a few shots just to see where I am. Unfortunately I'm unable to do a master's class because I work in shifts and would miss half of them, so I'm pretty much on my own trying to get better. :badday:
Very well conditioned swimmers go pretty close to all out
yet they manage to keep their 25 splits pretty close to each other like the winner had a 0.39 diff,
0.25 to 0.50 is ideal
0.50 to 0.75 is pretty good
0.75 to 1.00 is not so hot
you might also need to multiply the splits proportionate to your speed
0.39/18.93 = X/30
Much of the 50 is about hitting your:
start to breakout: dive, streamline, SDK, breakout &
turn to break out: turn, push off, streamline, SDK & breakout.
look how the final heats of the 2010 mens NCAA's split their 50's
Event 4 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
A - Final ===
1 Schneider, Josh CINC
18.93P r:+0.70 9.27 9.66 0.39 diff
2 Adrian, Nathan CAL
19.02 r:+0.73 9.20 9.82 0.62 diff
3 Brown, Adam AUB
19.03 r:+0.75 9.33 9.70 0.37 diff
4 Feigen, Jimmy TEX
19.08 r:+0.71 9.27 9.81 0.54 diff
5 Louw, Gideon AUB
19.14 r:+0.75 9.39 9.75 0.36 diff
6 Daniels, Joshua CAL
19.41 r:+0.75 9.44 9.97 0.53 diff
7 Dunford, David STAN
19.47 r:+0.78 9.57 9.90 0.33 diff
8 Coville, Alex STAN
19.51 r:+0.70 9.39 10.12 0.73 diff
=== B - Final ===
09 Moore, Graeme CAL
19.29 r:+0.72 9.24 10.05
10 Richards, Micha MINN
19.47 r:+0.66 9.40 10.07
11 Walters, Dave TEX
19.63 r:+0.74 9.55 10.08
12 Krug, Karl AUB
19.64 r:+0.73 9.58 10.06
13 Smith, Jordan ARIZ
19.67 r:+0.69 9.62 10.05
14 Forbes, Alexand UKY
19.76 r:+0.71 9.59 10.17
15 Grobbelaar, War UKY
19.78 r:+0.69 9.67 10.11
16 McGinnis, Eric UKY
19.85 r:+0.63 9.52 10.33
Do most of the in-swimming-shape and experienced swimmers among you go all out for a whole 50 yards or is there some pacing?
In other words are you going top speed the whole time? The reason I'm asking is that right now I can do 25 yards from a standstill in 13 seconds, but my best 50 yard time from a standstill is 33 seconds. (I'm a horrible diver at this point, but once I get my stroke in order I'll start working on that). Anyhow, is it reasonable for me to shoot for a 26 second 50 by just improving my endurance and flip turns, or is it like comparing 50's and 100's where a 50 time will always be less than half a hundred. Thanks for your thoughts.
I don't do a lot of sprinting, but once in a while give it a few shots just to see where I am. Unfortunately I'm unable to do a master's class because I work in shifts and would miss half of them, so I'm pretty much on my own trying to get better. :badday:
Very well conditioned swimmers go pretty close to all out
yet they manage to keep their 25 splits pretty close to each other like the winner had a 0.39 diff,
0.25 to 0.50 is ideal
0.50 to 0.75 is pretty good
0.75 to 1.00 is not so hot
you might also need to multiply the splits proportionate to your speed
0.39/18.93 = X/30
Much of the 50 is about hitting your:
start to breakout: dive, streamline, SDK, breakout &
turn to break out: turn, push off, streamline, SDK & breakout.
look how the final heats of the 2010 mens NCAA's split their 50's
Event 4 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
A - Final ===
1 Schneider, Josh CINC
18.93P r:+0.70 9.27 9.66 0.39 diff
2 Adrian, Nathan CAL
19.02 r:+0.73 9.20 9.82 0.62 diff
3 Brown, Adam AUB
19.03 r:+0.75 9.33 9.70 0.37 diff
4 Feigen, Jimmy TEX
19.08 r:+0.71 9.27 9.81 0.54 diff
5 Louw, Gideon AUB
19.14 r:+0.75 9.39 9.75 0.36 diff
6 Daniels, Joshua CAL
19.41 r:+0.75 9.44 9.97 0.53 diff
7 Dunford, David STAN
19.47 r:+0.78 9.57 9.90 0.33 diff
8 Coville, Alex STAN
19.51 r:+0.70 9.39 10.12 0.73 diff
=== B - Final ===
09 Moore, Graeme CAL
19.29 r:+0.72 9.24 10.05
10 Richards, Micha MINN
19.47 r:+0.66 9.40 10.07
11 Walters, Dave TEX
19.63 r:+0.74 9.55 10.08
12 Krug, Karl AUB
19.64 r:+0.73 9.58 10.06
13 Smith, Jordan ARIZ
19.67 r:+0.69 9.62 10.05
14 Forbes, Alexand UKY
19.76 r:+0.71 9.59 10.17
15 Grobbelaar, War UKY
19.78 r:+0.69 9.67 10.11
16 McGinnis, Eric UKY
19.85 r:+0.63 9.52 10.33
Do most of the in-swimming-shape and experienced swimmers among you go all out for a whole 50 yards or is there some pacing?
In other words are you going top speed the whole time? The reason I'm asking is that right now I can do 25 yards from a standstill in 13 seconds, but my best 50 yard time from a standstill is 33 seconds. (I'm a horrible diver at this point, but once I get my stroke in order I'll start working on that). Anyhow, is it reasonable for me to shoot for a 26 second 50 by just improving my endurance and flip turns, or is it like comparing 50's and 100's where a 50 time will always be less than half a hundred. Thanks for your thoughts.
I don't do a lot of sprinting, but once in a while give it a few shots just to see where I am. Unfortunately I'm unable to do a master's class because I work in shifts and would miss half of them, so I'm pretty much on my own trying to get better. :badday:
